KBOO's zine, the BOO Beat, is back with a second issue, featuring KBOO's
program guide, interviews with local activists and community members,
spotlights on local businesses, and on-the-ground reporting. Our publication
has its finger on the pulse of Portland, and you...
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Places to find food for those who lost SNAP benefits:
(Compiled via Willamette Week, The Portland Mercury, Oregon Live, KGW)
OREGON FOOD BANK
Searchable database of places providing hot meals, boxes of groceries, and
other goods. Search by zip code
Expect to call a...
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Wake up with an intriguing mix of contemporary and eclectic folk music that
brings clarity and momentum to start the day. Today’s episode presents
inspiring styles and stories from artists such as Yasmin Williams, boygenius,
Townes Van Zandt, Jason Isbell, I’m With Her, ...
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The Reverend Martin Luther King once said: "We may have all come on different
ships, but now we're in the same boat." Were he alive, MLK would have been
the first to condemn the state terror campaign currently inflicted on our
immigrant communities. Surely he would ha...
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Last year four of the dams on Klamath River were removed. The largest dam
removal project in United States history, this is a remarkable test case to
show how nature and people can thrive on free-flowing rivers. But there are
still many dams around the United States and...
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Fortunato presents a selection of music to round out your afternoon.
Featuring Marvin Gaye, Esperanza Spalding, Issic Hayes, Grover Washigton Jr,
Jimmy Cliff, Lee Morgan, Carmen McRae, Mel Brown, and more.
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On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and nearly 50 other
protestors and civil rights leaders were arrested after leading a Good Friday
demonstration as part of the Birmingham Campaign, designed to bring national
attention to the brutal, racist treatment suffered...
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Featured tonight are Two Classic Radio Dramas. First aired in 1949, Edward G.
Robinson stars in this episode of the CBS Radio series Suspence adapted from
the film noir classic Night Has A Thousand Eyes. The original story, by
Cornell Woolrich, follows a young couple de...
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I had the great pleasure of interviewing Eugene-based writer Cai Emmons five
times for KBOO, before she ended her life, through Oregon’s Death With
Dignity program, in January 2023. Cai was diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS in
early 2021, at the age of 70. It’s a debilitat...
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I am pleased to welcome NARN back to the show to find out about their
current campaigns and collaborations, including a collab with Portland's
ARCPDX (arcpdx.org)! I spoke with Rachel Bjork, Board
President, and Amada Elyse, Policy & Program Lead, about many topics,...
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